Weekend Thrift store finds

This weekend was  good for thrifting, found some really neat stuff.  Was exited to find more vintage cake cookbooks from the 50's-60's




  Its amazing on what was considered a "good" cake back then. Even if I could replicate it exactly I'm sure it would be sadly featured on Cake Wrecks. For example

These were thought to be good enough to be featured on this book







This one is plain scary


Although the "Old lady in the shoe" cake is kind of cute, notice the plastic babies on the outside. hahaha


It also has recipes and ideas for cookies, take a look, because I'm so immature LOL



Got a child's cook book "Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cook Book"
adorable 

some of the illustrations are pretty interesting, check out the cucumber clown?


Another neat dessert book with recipes from many woman from the "Garden Club"
Many interesting recipes such as "mayonnaise cake" that actually sounds kind of good if you ask me.


My favorite find was this one


It has many party ideas for just about any occasion.


And to go with all my vintage cake and cook books I  found vintage Strawberry Shortcake oven mitts and a metal cake carrier




Neat huh?

making up recipes

Had a craving for a peaches and cream cake. I had no idea what I was doing but made it up as I went along.

Ingredients:

1 box yellow cake mix
1 can of peaches in syrup
2 eggs (because I did not have enough, the cake mix requires 3)
1/3 cup of oil
1 box of vanilla instant pudding
1/3 cup of water
1 small tub of whipped cream

I mixed all the ingredients above except for the peaches and whipped cream, I used the syrup from the can of peaches in the mix.

strain the peaches out and cut them thinner, they were to chunky. and save them for your filling and topping

I also used two small 6 inch pans.

bake for about 20 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Once out, I let the cakes cool then got them out of their pans. I topped one with whip cream and sliced peaches then put the other cake ontop of that.

covered the whole thing with whipped cream and put it in the fridge because it was getting sloppy. I chilled it for about 30 minutes then took it back out added more whip cream and put the sliced peaches on top.

It turned out pretty good.

Vintage Kitten Birthday Party

Of course, as a lover of vintage, pink and simple beauty, I decided on a vintage kitty party for Sophie's 3rd Birthday.


The cupcake toppers, Banner, napkin wrappers and party hats were designed by
DewDropDigitals. She does a wonderful job. She will custom make anything you need.


The paper retro straws were from
ThePartyFairy.


The Happy Birthday girl


Everything was kept soft and femenine


















for activities we did some coloring


the candy wrappers and water bottle wrappers can be printed out for free at avery.com



Isn't this kitten adorable? found her at the thrift store along will all the white milk glass


decided on a pink ruffle cake got the instructions on marthastewart.com , Yellow cake with creamcheese icing

















cotton candy and another thrift store kitty. This one is musical and moves to the lullaby


Got the pink kitties at Target they were half off after Valentine's replaced the heart candies with a bag of frosted animal crackers.


don't they remind you of kitten paws?




I made this dress last year for Sophie. It fits Evie perfect


taking in all the goodies.
Sophie's new friends joined in the fun





Making a wish






Storytime with Daddy